Ancient civilizations of Africa
By: UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa ; editor, G. Mokhtar.
Contributors: Mukhtār, Muḥammad Jamāl al-Dīn, 1918-; Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa.
Series: General history of Africa ;; 2
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books; University of California Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: London; Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 804
Subjects: Africa -- History -- To 1498.
Description: Deals with the period beginning at the close of the Neolithic era, from around the eighth millennium before our era. This period of some 9,000 years of history has been sub-divided into four major geographical zones, following the pattern of African historical research. Chapters 1 to 12 cover the corridor of the Nile, Egypt and Nubia. Chapters 13 to 16 relate to the Ethiopian highlands. Chapters 17 to 20 describe the part of Africa later called the Magrhib and its Saharan hinterland. Chapters 21 to 29, the rest of Africa as well as some of the islands of the Indian Ocean.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [742]-785.
Includes indexes.